The Brookhaven leader., 1887-10-27
ONWARD. UPWARD!
Fair River Association and Some
Complimentary Observations
of q Visitor.
Editor Brnokhayen Leader;

sion | wish to mention few things
that impressed me very much and
commend this denomination to the
favorable consideration of the think
ing world.
1st. The harmony that existed
throughout the meeting was, to me,
remarkable. nthc election of officers,
Moderator, Clerk and Treasurer, there
was hut one dissenting voice to the
reelection of the old and faithful ser
wants and that was SO | was told, be-
cause of personal and political antip-
athy of the dissenting voter for the
clerk. From expressions during din
ner Immediately following the cleo
ton, it was easily ascertained that it
was matter of general regret among
delegates and visitors that one sent by
! his church to attend to the business of
| God and His Christ should allow him
self controlled 10y embittered personal
feelings in labor of love. Does not
such an one remember that it is writ
ten, whatsoever hateth his brother
is murderer and We know that no
murderer hath eternal life abiding in
him.! q. John 3-15.) And again, ''If IA
man say, love God and hateth his
brother, he is liar : for he that loveth
not his brother whom he hath seen,
how can he love God whom he hath
not seem? Il. John 4-20.) This is
strong language, but it is Gods ipse
Dirt. Possibly it would be well to
drown personal animosities in the
great ocean of love and leave political
differences in the political arena.
Though the reports on different
subjects were about as strong as our
language could have made them, the
current of thought, vigorous and sweet
tempered, was all one way. 1t is rare
that one hears better speaking than
was done in behalf of the great objects
fostered by the association and Bap-
fist denomination. The speakers
were clear, logical, pathetic and elo-
quent. They seemed to be under the
mighty impulse ofthe Holy one, work
ing for Il single purpose, the good of
humanity. 1t is literally and glori-
Ously true that no drinker or advocate
of the drink traffic can find an abiding
place in any church comprising the
Fair River Association. If other de
nominations would emulate this
righteous example the cause OF
God and humanity would be
greatly advanced. On every emo
bling enterprise this body has
laid its fostering, strong hand and
there are but few who have any con-
ccption of the gigantic work it is do
ing, in the territory covered by it,,
for Education, Morality and consistent
Christianity.
When it is remembered that but II
few years since, Christian education,
Missions and Prohibition had no place
in the thought of Fair River asSOcia-
ton, and to realize that nor the three
form the imperishable motto Of that
body one has demonstrated mean
ing Of coward, upward"'
3. At the Little Bahala meeting
there was but one relic of by-gonc
whisky days, and, mortitying to state
he is called PdrSon. The report of II
special committee revealed the
astounding fact that he made a speech
some time since, to his flock, in which
he condemned the action of his asso-
citation in opposing whisky drinking
and whisky selling.
The association and whisky have
parted and this man in clerical robes
has gone the downward way with his
companion John Barley-cOrn. There
fore, he was not invited to sit in
council with the wOrkmen of God at
Little Bahala. He is not Il member
of Fair River association now. That
body of christians is not RESPONSE
BILE for any thing he says or does, so
the delegates said.
Every member of the association,
likely, deplores the opposition of this
one church member preacher to the
very reasonable effort to stay the
hand of death, lurking in the liquor
traffic-the hand that has snutfed
out the light in more than a million
bodies, and anchored in drunkards'
hell, as many immortal souls. The
Fair River association will never have
amy fellowship with the workers of
iniquity, nor the unfruitful works of
darkness. was impressed with this
idea very fOrcibly.
Encouraging the christian women
to organize and work for the spread
of the everlas ting truth was wise
thing the association did. 1t will
snatch souls from the eternal burning.
Finally and in word was impressed
with the wisdom and conservation of
the last session of the Fair River assoc
citation.
VISITOR.